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THE UGLY STEPSISTER – Emilie Blichfeldt’s Acclaimed Nordic Beauty Horror


 

 

“DELICIOUSLY NASTY”
“Slyly funny and visually captivating, its scenes move with ease
from gross to gorgeous, and from grotesque to magical…
strikes gold in Myren’s extraordinary performance.”

-Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

**OPENS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 18**

THE UGLY STEPSISTER – Emilie Blichfeldt’s Acclaimed Nordic Beauty Horror

A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, THE UGLY STEPSISTER follows Elvira (Lea Myren) as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) to become the belle of the ball.

A biting satire and cinematically exhilarating directorial debut, THE UGLY STEPSISTER is a timely examination of body image and beauty standards, identifying Emilie Blichfeldt as one of the most exciting new international filmmaking voices.

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“…a deliciously extreme take on the beloved “Cinderella” legend. Blichfeldt

makes clear that impossible beauty standards are the unfairest of them all”

-Peter Debruge, Variety

“The Ugly Stepsister Is The Substance For Disney Adults.

A tragic fable takes on a surprisingly modern, delightfully gory bent.”

-Lyvie Scott, Inverse

“Wonderfully unsettling. Cinematically exhilarating. Blichfeldt has so fully

imagined this world that its sinister magic rings true. “

-Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

“Masterfully mucks up our dreamy vision of fairy tale castles, princes, and romantic

heroines. A classic story with a bitingly modern satire and bold body horror.”

-Kristy Puchko, Mashable

“A wonderfully extreme spin on the Cinderella story that doesn’t hold back.

A staggeringly impressive debut for lead, Lea Myren”

-Perri Nemiroff Collider

“An audacious debut for Blichfeldt. A beautifully captured and often quite funny piece

of feminist social satire that builds to a conclusion of grand guignol”

-Jim Vorel, Paste

“It’s elegant, stylish and gnarly”

-Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting

“A movie as gorgeous as it is gruesome”

“A smart, wildly fun, and viscerally jolting work”

-Siddhant Adlakha, Polygon



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